diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 951b24661..f9252d559 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ of clones and fetches.
 	    connection (or proxy, if configured)
 
 	  - `ssh`: git over ssh (including `host:path` syntax,
-	    `git+ssh://`, etc).
+	    `ssh://`, etc).
 
 	  - `http`: git over http, both "smart http" and "dumb http".
 	    Note that this does _not_ include `https`; if you want both,
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 047863144..c53f3f1c5 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ static enum protocol get_protocol(const char *name)
 		return PROTO_SSH;
 	if (!strcmp(name, "git"))
 		return PROTO_GIT;
-	if (!strcmp(name, "git+ssh"))
+	if (!strcmp(name, "git+ssh")) /* deprecated - do not use */
 		return PROTO_SSH;
-	if (!strcmp(name, "ssh+git"))
+	if (!strcmp(name, "ssh+git")) /* deprecated - do not use */
 		return PROTO_SSH;
 	if (!strcmp(name, "file"))
 		return PROTO_FILE;
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index ca3cfa4b0..095e61f0a 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -678,8 +678,9 @@ struct transport *transport_get(struct remote *remote, const char *url)
 		|| starts_with(url, "file://")
 		|| starts_with(url, "git://")
 		|| starts_with(url, "ssh://")
-		|| starts_with(url, "git+ssh://")
-		|| starts_with(url, "ssh+git://")) {
+		|| starts_with(url, "git+ssh://") /* deprecated - do not use */
+		|| starts_with(url, "ssh+git://") /* deprecated - do not use */
+		) {
 		/*
 		 * These are builtin smart transports; "allowed" transports
 		 * will be checked individually in git_connect.